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* Boys are born with a healthy, protective [[foreskin]].
* Circumcision is a surgical operation to excise and [[amputation| amputate]] the foreskin.
* No disease is present in the [[penis]] of newborn boys.
* There are [[Circumcision#Medical_indication| no medical indications ]] for [[circumcision]] of newborn boys.
* Circumcision of newborn boys does ''not'' treat or prevent disease.
* Circumcision Amputation of the [[Immunological_and_protective_function_of_the_foreskin#The_protective_and_hygienic_function_of_the_foreskin| protective foreskin]] does ''not'' improve health or well-being.* [[Circumcised]] boys have [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002234682400407X three times] more penis problems than [[intact]] boys.
* Circumcision does subject a boy to risk of [[bleeding| hemorrhage]], [[infection]], and surgical mishap.
* Surgical mishap includes loss of the [[glans penis]], [[Complete penile amputation| loss of the entire [[penis]], and [[death]].* The foreskin has [http://www.savingsons.org/2015/09/foreskin-and-its-16-functions-not-just.html 16 important protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual physiological functions].
* The foreskin ''does'' [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| prevent infection and disease]].
* [[Urinary_tract_infection#Treatment| The proper treatment of a urinary tract infection is with antibiotics]], not surgery.
* The foreskin prevents [[meatal stenosis]].
* Infant circumcision causes extreme [[pain]].
* General anesthesia is too dangerous to use in infants.
* The [[I'm an intactivist because I care about saving babies from severe pain.| analgesia]] promoted to parents does ''not'' eliminate pain.
* [[Circumcised]] boys frequently go into [[shock]] from the pain.
* Circumcised boys suffer [[Pain#Post-surgical_pain| post-operative pain]] for about three weeks.
* Circumcised boys have difficulty with [[breastfeeding]] post-operatively.
* Circumcision causes [[Trauma#Physical_circumcision_trauma| physical trauma]].
* Child circumcision is [[Post-traumatic_stress_disorder#Child_circumcision_as_a_traumatizing_event| a traumatizing event]].
* Circumcised boys may develop [[post-traumatic stress disorder]].
* Circumcision causes [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological issues]].
* Circumcised men may become [[Adamant father syndrome| adamant fathers]].
* Circumcision always excises the [[ridged band]].
* Circumcision effectively destroys the [[gliding action]].
* The [[foreskin]] is the most important [[Sexual sensation of the foreskin| location of sexual sensation]].
* Circumcision causes [[Sexual_effects_of_circumcision#Glans_sensitivity| dramatic lifelong loss of sexual sensation]].
* Circumcision adversely [[Vagina| degrades the comfort and pleasure of female sexual partners]].
* Loss of sexual pleasure does cause many [[circumcised]] men to become [[Psychological_issues_of_male_circumcision#Depression.2C_rage.2C_and_grief_in_circumcised_men| very angry and resentful with their parents]].
* [[Financial incentive| Money for physicians, surgeons, and hospitals]] is the driving force behind medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic child circumcision.
* [[United_States_of_America#Intactness_is_the_new_norm| Intactness is the new norm]].
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Alleged reasons for circumcision]]
* [[Arguments pro circumcision]]
* [[Care of intact, foreskinned boys]]
* [[Circumcision risks]]
* [[Complication]]
* [[Fatalities]]
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